Five Things to Know in Florida for Sept. 24

Miami police said on the department’s official Twitter account that the statue of the Republican presidential nominee was taken from the Wynwood arts district on Thursday.

FLORIDA OFFICER SUSPENDED AFTER GUN DISCHARGES, HITS MAN

Wanda Roman was inside her apartment Sept. 15 when the revolver fired. The bullet went through the front door and hit Raynier Miranda, who was cleaning the hallway in their apartment building.

5 CHARGED IN $5.2M MIAMI AIRPORT LIGHTING FRAUD CASE

Federal court documents filed Friday show 46-year-old Ivan Valdes, a maintenance division director for the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department, is charged with theft from a program that receives federal funds. Valdes is also facing state bribery, bid tampering and other charges.

OCALA CITY COUNCIL GRANTS CHIEF PAID LEAVE DURING PROBE

Councilmembers voted 4-1 on Friday to place Chief Greg Graham on leave. A grievance was filed on Sept. 15 on behalf of officers Rachel Mangum, Casey Walsh and T.J. Watts. The allegations include sexual harassment, hostile treatment and retaliation and discrimination.

FLORIDA BOY SUSPECTED IN GIRL’S DEATH RELEASED FROM CUSTODY

Circuit Judge Sue Robbins said Friday the boy’s release is tied to a safety plan specifying that he shouldn’t be left unsupervised with children who are younger or smaller than he is. The child is accused in the June death of Journee Blyden, who died of head injuries investigators say she received while left unsupervised with the boy and his sister.